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| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | WBEZ | ‘Chicago Music, Seen: 100 Portraits’ chronicles 50 years of the city’s evolving and diverse music scenes | https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/10/20/chicago-music-seen-100-portraits-book-jim-newberry | Pics or it didn’t happen. That’s the takeaway after scrolling through the collection of photos in the new coffee table book “Chicago Music, Seen.” Across 200 pages, music photographer and Evanston native Jim Newberry corrals his most candid snapshots and telling portraits of local luminaries like Liz Phair, Tortoise, Buddy … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | WBEZ | Envy gets a bad rap. Here's how this basketball player turned the toxic emotion on its head. | https://www.wbez.org/books/2026/10/20/envy-gets-a-bad-rap-heres-how-this-basketball-player-turned-the-toxic-emotion-on-its-head | It was supposed to be Brooks Barnhizer’s year. Barnhizer, a junior at Northwestern in 2023, was second on Northwestern University’s basketball team only to its star senior, Boo Buie. Boo was the attention-grabbing guard, making game-winning shots at the buzzer. Brooks was an all-around solid player who “stuffed the stat … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | WBEZ | Trump is gutting the Endangered Species Act, putting dozens of Illinois species at risk | https://www.wbez.org/environment/2026/10/20/trump-endangered-species-act-illinois-species-at-risk | Trump administration changes to the legal interpretation of the Endangered Species Act could put 24 federally endangered species and 12 threatened species at more risk in Illinois. Last month, the administration determined that razing the habitat where endangered or threatened species breed, feed, and shelter would no longer face federal … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | WBEZ | Photos: Chicago Fashion Week show is first to celebrate work from all openly LGBTQ+ designers | https://www.wbez.org/fashion-style/2026/10/20/chicago-fashion-week-lgbtq-show-queer-couture-style | Each year, [ Chicago Fashion Week ][17] stages creations by local designers through a series of events and runway shows. But this year brought a first: More than a hundred attendees gathered at an art gallery in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood last Thursday for the sold-out [ _Queer Couture Runway_ … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | WBEZ | One of buzziest titles at Chicago International Film Fest is a comedic thriller by a Chicago ad director | https://www.wbez.org/movies-tv/2026/10/20/ana-the-cleaner-chicago-international-film-fest-movies | Whether it’s binging distressing documentaries or falling asleep to grisly podcasts, many of us are obsessed with true crime. But could we actually solve a real-life murder on our own? That’s a question explored by “Ana the Cleaner,” the debut feature film from Chicago commercial director Guy Bauer. The namesake … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | WBEZ | ‘Omar,’ a new American opera backed by Grammy winner Rhiannon Giddens, finally lands in Chicago | https://www.wbez.org/culture-the-arts/classical/2026/10/20/omar-ibn-said-opera-lyric-rhiannon-giddens-michael-abels-music-history | While enslaved in North Carolina in the 1830s, Omar ibn Said wrote his story. Scrawled in Arabic, the brief autobiography opens with passages from the Quran. It then praises God and recounts how ibn Said, a Muslim scholar, was forcibly taken from his home in West Africa and sold into … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | NBC Local | Dense fog advisory issued for parts of Chicago area with with near-zero visibility on roads | https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/dense-fog-advisory-2/4004736/ | Parts of the Chicago area are under a dense fog advisory Tuesday morning, with visibility close to zero leading to dangerous driving conditions for the morning commute. The advisory, issued for Central Cook, Lake, DuPage and McHenry Counties in Illinois, and Kenosha County in Wisconsin, remains in effect until 9 … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | NBC Local | Heavy police presence outside busy federal building in Loop | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/heavy-police-presence-outside-busy-federal-building-in-loop/4004767/ | A large police presence was outside the John C. Kluczynski Federal Building in the Loop Tuesday morning, with officers from multiple law enforcement agencies at the scene. Video and photos showed red and yellow police tape blocking off the building, at 230 S. Dearborn, along with yellow evidence markers and … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Dense fog early, then unseasonably warm temps today | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-fog-warm-sunny-forecast | ![Dense fog early, then unseasonably warm temperatures today][7] ![Dense fog early, then unseasonably warm temperatures today][7] #### [ Dense fog early, then unseasonably warm temperatures today ][8] Mike Caplan has your Chicago weather update! #### The Brief * * Dense fog could reduce visibility to near zero early Tuesday. * … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | City inspection finds cockroaches, black slime at Chicago hospital | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-hospital-food-inspection-cockroaches-illinois-masonic | #### The Brief * * Inspectors found more than 200 live cockroaches at the Advocate Illinois Masonic food facility on Oct. 16. * Black slime was found inside an ice machine, dripping onto ice meant for human consumption. * The facility failed its inspection, and some sanitation violations from April … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | One of buzziest titles at Chicago International Film Fest is a comedic thriller by a Chicago ad director | https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2026/10/20/ana-the-cleaner-chicago-international-film-fest-movies | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][81] * [ Facebook ][82] * [ Bluesky ][83] * [ Email ][84] * [ Reddit ][85] * [ Flipboard ][86] Whether it’s binging distressing documentaries or falling asleep to grisly podcasts, many of us are obsessed with true crime. … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Envy gets a bad rap. Here's how this basketball player turned the toxic emotion on its head. | https://chicago.suntimes.com/books/2026/10/20/envy-gets-a-bad-rap-heres-how-this-basketball-player-turned-the-toxic-emotion-on-its-head | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][71] * [ Facebook ][72] * [ Bluesky ][73] * [ Email ][74] * [ Reddit ][75] * [ Flipboard ][76] It was supposed to be Brooks Barnhizer’s year. Barnhizer, a junior at Northwestern in 2023, was second on Northwestern … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | ‘Omar,’ a new American opera backed by Grammy winner Rhiannon Giddens, finally lands in Chicago | https://chicago.suntimes.com/classical-music/2026/10/20/omar-ibn-said-opera-lyric-rhiannon-giddens-michael-abels-music-history | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][55] * [ Facebook ][56] * [ Bluesky ][57] * [ Email ][58] * [ Reddit ][59] * [ Flipboard ][60] While enslaved in North Carolina in the 1830s, Omar ibn Said wrote his story. Scrawled in Arabic, the brief … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Trump is gutting the Endangered Species Act, putting dozens of Illinois species at risk | https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2026/10/20/trump-endangered-species-act-illinois-species-at-risk | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][39] * [ Facebook ][40] * [ Bluesky ][41] * [ Email ][42] * [ Reddit ][43] * [ Flipboard ][44] Trump administration changes to the legal interpretation of the Endangered Species Act could put 24 federally endangered species and … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Photos: Chicago Fashion Week show is first to celebrate work from all openly LGBTQ+ designers | https://chicago.suntimes.com/fashion/2026/10/20/chicago-fashion-week-lgbtq-show-queer-couture-style | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][28] * [ Facebook ][29] * [ Bluesky ][30] * [ Email ][31] * [ Reddit ][32] * [ Flipboard ][33] Each year, [ Chicago Fashion Week ][34] stages creations by local designers through a series of events and runway … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | ‘Chicago Music, Seen: 100 Portraits’ chronicles 50 years of the city’s evolving, diverse music scenes | https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/10/20/chicago-music-seen-100-portraits-book-jim-newberry | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] Pics or it didn’t happen. That’s the takeaway after scrolling through the collection of photos in the new coffee … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Grandpa lives closer but still keeps to himself | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/10/20/dearabby-today-dear-abby-grandpa-lives-closer-but-still-keeps-to-himself | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] **DEAR ABBY:** My parents divorced when I was 5 years old, and my father moved out of state shortly … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | CBS Local | FBI to provide update on 2021 murder case of Illinois National Guardsman Chrys Carvajal | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/fbi-update2021-illinois-national-guardsman-chrys-carvajal/ | The FBI is expected to provide an update in the [ 2021 murder of Illinois Army National Guardsman Chrys Carvajal ][3] . Chrys Carvajal, 19, was shot and killed after returning home from military training. Since then, his family has been fighting for justice. His family is expected to join … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | CBS Local | ATM taken during crash-and-grab burglary at BP gas station on Chicago's North Side | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/crash-and-grab-burglary-bp-gas-station-chicago-north-side/ | An ATM was taken during a crash-and-grab burglary at a BP gas station on Chicago's North Side early Tuesday morning. Chicago police said a blue Jeep crashed into the gas station in the 5100 block of N. Broadway Avenue around 3:30 a.m. Police said a witness reported seeing three people … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 20, 2026 | ABC Local | Marine life dramatically declined in the Gulf in years after BP oil spill, study finds | https://abc7chicago.com/story/marine-life-dramatically-declined-gulf-mexico-years-bp-oil-spill-study-finds/19959304/ | WASHINGTON -- In a deep, dark part of the Gulf of Mexico, the number of marine animals plummeted by about 60% in the years following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, a new study found. In a crucial part of the Gulf between the light surface and the darkest depths, where … |